Frank wolf



(No Model.)

P. WOLF.

GLOAK RACK.

No. 431,333. Patented 11113 831890.

WITNESSES /N VENT0/? ATTORNEYS UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK WOLF, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

CLOAK-RAC K.

SPEGIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 431,833, dated July 8,1890.

Application filed March 1, 1890.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK WoLn, of the city, county, and State of NewYork, and a citizen of the United States, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Cloak- Racks, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to an improved cloakrack of that class which isused in salesrooms for suspending cloaks from movable hangers, saidcloak-rack being so constructed that the cloaks can be readily removedfromthe hangers and be replaced on the same without detaching thehangers from, the rack, whereby the exhibiting and handling of thecloaks by the salesman is considerably facilitated; and the inventionconsists of a cloakrack formed of upright standards and a horizontalsupporting-rail provided with a groove of dovetailed shape, in which therollers of the cloak-hangers are supported, and which permits theswinging of the hangers in inclined position, so as to permit theremoving or replacing of the cloaks without requiring the removing ofthe hangers from the rack.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a perspective View ofmyimproved cloak-rack; and Fig. 2 is avertical transverse section of thesupporting-rail of the same, drawn on a larger scale, said figureshowing in full lines the position of the cloak-hanger when suspendedfrom the bar and in dotted lines the position of the hanger when in theact of removing or replacing a cloak.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the horizontal supporting-railof my improved cloak-rack, which rail is supported in the usual mannerby upright standards B, having braces at their lower ends. Thehorizontal supporting-rail A is provided with a longitudinal groove a ofdovetailed cross -section, which groove serves for the purpose ofguiding the supporting-rollers d of the cloak-hangers D on said rail,and also for permitting the swinging of the cloak-hangers on thesupporting-rail, so as to place the same into an inclined position andpermit the convenient removing or replacing of the cloaks withoutremoving the hangers from the supporting-rail. Then the hanger is placedin an inclined position, the

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roller cl assumes an inclined position in the dovetailed groove a, andis retained in this position by its contact with one side of the grooveand with the opposite upper edge of the same, as shown in dotted linesin Fig. 2. The dovetailed shape of the groove permits the cloak-hanger Dto be moved on the bar A in either direction, according as the cloak isto be placed on the hanger from one side or the other. By the dovetailedgroove the jumping of the rail by the roller and the consequentdetaching of the cloak-hanger are prevented.

By a cloak-rack with a supporting-rail o the construction described thehan dling', showin g, and replacing of the cloaks are facilitatedwithout requiring the removing or replacing of the hangers, which isaccomplished with considerable inconvenience and loss of time. WVhen thehanger is placed into an inclined position, the cloak is first removedfrom the higher part of the hanger, upon which it will slip off readilyfrom the lower part of the hanger by its own weight, while in replacingthe cloak that part which is to be placed on the higher end of thehanger is first placed in position, and then the remaining part placedon the lower end of the same, upon which the hanger is permitted toassume a vertical position onthe supporting-rail.

When the cloak is to be exhibited to a purchaser, it is removed with thehanger, the latter being supported by the handle, and thus readilyremoved and replaced at any point of the rail.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent The combination, with the horizontal supporting-railof a cloak-rack, said rail having a longitudinal groove of dovetailedcross-section, of a cloak-hanger having an anti-fric- \tion rollerguided in said groove, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed myname in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

FRANK WOLF. Witnesses:

PAUL GoEPEL, W. REIMHERR.

